Lung Flashcards
Arterial Supply of the Lungs Bronchi
2 L bronchial (aorta) and R bronchial (intercostal).
Venous drainage of the Lungs Bronchi
bronchial ( drain into pulmonary, L atrium, azygos, hemiazygous or superior intercostal)
Nerve innervation of the Lungs Bronchi
Anterior and posterior pulmonary plexus (Vagus and sympathetic trunk). Either side of the tracheal bifurcation.
Lymphatic drainage of the Lungs Bronchi
Tracheobronchial nodes (join R & L bronchomediastinal trunks).
Nerve innervation of the Lungs Parietal pleura
Intercostal (costal pleura) and phrenic (diaphramatic and mediastinal pleura). PAIN.
Nerve innervation of the Lungs Visceral pleura
Anterior and posterior pulmonary plexus (Vagus and sympathetic trunk). Either side of the tracheal bifurcation. NO PAIN.